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The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
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The Essence of Courageous Leadership
“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.”-Daisaku Ikeda
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Before I dig into this blog, note that I am opening up slots in my 2024 Unbeatable Team certification and… Continue reading Mastering Leadership with Stoic Wisdom: A Revealing Exploration
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“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve… Continue reading Humanity in the Unfolding AI Era
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In the epic narrative of life, we are all protagonists on a Hero’s Journey, a transformative odyssey that leads us… Continue reading Embracing Your Hero’s Journey: Unleashing Vast Potential and Achieving True Success
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As a leader, it’s easy to get caught up in the complexities of tactics and strategies. While they are crucial… Continue reading The Transformative Power of Gratitude in Leadership
In pursuing peak performance and unwavering resilience, it’s essential to broaden our horizons and seek inspiration where you find it.… Continue reading Forever Strong: Dr. Lyon’s Blueprint for Resilience
Why is nurturing physical fitness and health an imperative for anyone aspiring to lead? Embracing physical health is not a… Continue reading The Vital Importance of Physical Health for Leaders
Today, we’re diving into a topic that often flies under the radar in the world of leadership: self-compassion. It’s a… Continue reading Unlocking Leadership Excellence: The Power of Self-Compassion
Strategies to Set Ambitious Yet Attainable Physical Fitness Goals Setting goals is a crucial step in achieving success in any… Continue reading The Art of Goal Setting
Surrender isn’t a word that Navy SEALs entertain, and it may also make you feel uncomfortable. Surrender for a military… Continue reading Surrender Isn’t Always Bad
Failure scares most people, and understandably so. It is painful and embarrassing and can seem to set us back on… Continue reading Fail Forward Fast Faster
In a world evolving at an unprecedented pace, integrating physical, mental, emotional, intuitional, and spiritual development has never been more… Continue reading The Power of Accountability
Recently I was working with a client who was feeling flat and stuck. He had lost passion for his work,… Continue reading Releasing Stuck Emotional Energy
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We are… Continue reading Training Mindset
“How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any… Continue reading Visualize to Energize
“If you can visualize it, if you can dream it, there’s some way to do it.”-Walt Disney Lately, I have… Continue reading Embracing Physical Transformation
“The Earth does not belong to man, Man belongs to the Earth. This we know. Man did not weave the… Continue reading A Great Truth
Last week I began the conversation of one of the central teachings that I have learned and shared over decades.… Continue reading Last Thoughts, Words, and Actions
If you’re familiar with some of my other work, you know that “one day, one lifetime” is part of the… Continue reading One Day One Life
Mark Divine is committed to providing an inclusive online experience for all users, including individuals with disabilities. As part of… Continue reading ADA Compliance
Last week I began to share tools for you to master aspects of yourself so that you can live a… Continue reading Self Mastery Continued
Self-mastery, a journey worth the effort, is a daily practice. Self-Mastery and staying on course toward your mission requires continual… Continue reading The Path To Self-Mastery
In past blogs, webinars, and conferences, I have shared stories about my adventures in business school back when I was… Continue reading Your Reason For Being
It is becoming increasingly evident that leading with heart in a balanced and effective way is the most empowered path… Continue reading Live Life Virtuously
This week I want you to grow your intuitive toolkit. As I have shared, there is a menagerie of ways… Continue reading Your Intuitive Toolkit
Our intuition is always speaking to us. The question is are we present enough to hear our intuitive wisdom? This… Continue reading Intuition Doesn’t Lie
If you have been following my work in the past decade then you know how passionate I am about the… Continue reading Mastering Present-Moment Awareness
Our hearts are powerful, potent, and accessible guides in each moment. Research is now proving that we produce hormones in… Continue reading The Heart of the Matter
This week begins a series of writings I will share about the intelligence and power of our hearts’ magnetic field.… Continue reading Heart Mind
This week take all that you have learned regarding instinct, intuition, and insight and hone in on how you live… Continue reading Your Archetypal Intuition
By now you have a good idea of what inner and outer intuition is from the past few blog posts.… Continue reading Holistic Awareness
Developing inner and outer awareness is a practice. Last week, I mentioned a few ways to uncover your intuition and… Continue reading Living in Awareness
With all the varied distractions life delivers, being focused and paying attention is becoming both more rare and yet more… Continue reading Outer and Inner Awareness
For the past few weeks, I have been writing about how to tap into your instincts and intuition. This week… Continue reading The Second Brain
Taking time to develop what an instinct feels like can be fun and create a whole new level of awareness.… Continue reading What Does An Instinct Feel Like?
Trusting your gut when making quick or significant life decisions creates a sense of freedom and connection to yourself and… Continue reading Trust Your Gut
Intuition is the voice inside us that is connected to the deep knowing of what is happening at any given… Continue reading The Power of Intuition
This week let’s continue to explore how to eradicate regret. Regrets are known shadow issues you haven’t had the courage… Continue reading Living With No Regrets
This week I am going to share with you how I have learned to transmute negative experiences and stuck energy.… Continue reading Free Your Trapped Energy
Last week I started the discussion of no regrets, a conversation that goes deeper than one blog post. This week,… Continue reading True Reality is Not Biased
This week I want to share my evolving inquiry regarding having no regrets. You may be thinking we all have… Continue reading No Regrets
The past few weeks I have been sharing the nuances of what holds us all back from thriving in our… Continue reading Recapitulate and Heal
Did you know that our behaviors can be detected in our body language and our everyday dialogue with those in… Continue reading Back to BOO!
Last week I discussed our background of obviousness (BOO). This is my term for hidden emotional energy and trained mental… Continue reading BOO is Neither Positive Nor Negative
This week we are looking at the default mode network that keeps bad memories on hand and is ready to… Continue reading BOO: Finding Your Competing Commitments
This week I want you to dive into writing the script of your new story and future. Remember, no matter… Continue reading Rewrite Your Story
It’s common for fear to provoke you to do things you shouldn’t or to convince you to avoid things you… Continue reading Irrational Fear is Conquered Through Action
This week let’s look ‘under the hood’ of irrational fear and our behavioral patterns. Because our default mode network slants… Continue reading Irrational Fear and Behavioral Loops
When I was seventeen, I went hiking in the Adirondacks with my friend, Wynn. He and I decided to go… Continue reading Real Fear Vs. Irrational Fear
Cherokee culture believes and tells the tale of two wolves and how they reside in us all. For those of… Continue reading The Tale of Two Wolves
In 1975, Lee Elder became the first African American to play in the Masters Tournament. And that was just the… Continue reading Feed Courage
This week I want to highlight that every moment of your life is driven by emotions. Last week, I used… Continue reading Circumstance or Sabotage?
Emotions are sensations that make us feel a certain way, think a certain way, react a certain way, and act… Continue reading What Are Emotions?
Emotions are often uncomfortable to confront. Thing is, when we don’t acknowledge them, they can gain power over us. We… Continue reading The Power of Emotions
Many people make the common mistake of building a fantasy in their mind of what they think they want. Uncommon… Continue reading Envision Your Future
It’s not enough to visualize something to truly believe it. Our biases, our subconscious programming, our BOO can interfere with… Continue reading Speak To Yourself Kindly
Most, if not all, elite athletes use visualization and imagery techniques regularly. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps visualizes his events before… Continue reading “Mental” Practice Makes Perfect
Just as you would visualize your ideal fit and healthy body would look like in conquering your physical mountain, you… Continue reading Getting The Results You Want
Considered a masterpiece and the tallest church in all of Europe, construction began on Sagrada Familia cathedral in 1909. Thanks… Continue reading Envision Your Destiny
By year two of meditation, I began to contemplate on what was wrong with my choices, with inquiries such as:… Continue reading Likes and Dislikes
As you well know by now, to be SEALFIT is to be on a journey of challenge, adventure, and transformation.… Continue reading Your Hero’s Journey
Not everyone believes that we have a unique purpose in life. Guess what? Those people have not done this work.… Continue reading What is Your Why?
Two monks were traveling together when they came to a river with a strong current. They spotted a young woman… Continue reading Your Future is Now
Carol S. Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, tells us that we either have a fixed… Continue reading Focus Your Mind
The first step to winning in your mind is to learn to concentrate so you can focus on “thinking about… Continue reading Think About Your Thinking
Most newbies to the Zen bench can’t count to ten without their minds starting to wander. And I was no… Continue reading Tame Your Monkey Mind
Imagine if Steph Curry had to consciously think about all the steps that go into a three shot before each… Continue reading Harnessing Your 20X Mind Power
As I detailed in my last post, it’s important to surround yourself with the highest-quality team possible to help you… Continue reading Create a Platform for Success
We all know how to take good care of ourselves by now: eat right, work out, get enough sleep. But… Continue reading Embrace the Suck Together
In the 1985 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers took a gamble on an unknown athlete from a small college… Continue reading Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
While the human brain is roughly 2% of total body mass, it uses 20% of the body’s available energy to… Continue reading Your Brain on Food
We know that effective fueling and exercise can help us achieve weight loss, better quality sleep, enhanced mood, increased muscle… Continue reading Your Brain on Exercise
Extraordinary French pianist Colette Maze began recording for the first time in her nineties. In the fall of 2021, she… Continue reading The Myth of Aging
Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women’s Olympic Games marathon champion, believes in balance. She says, “Sports cannot be all-consuming. You… Continue reading The Six Pillars of Optimal Performance
SpaceX rockets require gargantuan effort and massive amounts of energy to launch – 37 million horsepower, to be precise. Recall… Continue reading Develop Your Momentum Superpower
In my last post, I went over some of the most common excuses for why people find it difficult to… Continue reading 6 Big Health Excuses, Debunked
We all know that we need to sleep for 7 to 8 hours a night, eat right, and exercise regularly.… Continue reading Is a Lack of Mental Toughness Ruining Our Health?
I have to pause now and again to appreciate the wisdom of the popular songwriters of the sixties and seventies.… Continue reading Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Since Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and other early psychologists introduced the word “ego” to the world, the word itself has… Continue reading Moving Beyond the Ego
You have probably heard by now the analogy of the fear and courage wolves. The Native American tale tells of… Continue reading The Wolves Within
The Army Combat Fitness Test is getting an overhaul that may focus on a more complete picture of fitness… Continue reading Featured on GQ: Mark Weighs in on the Changes to the Army Combat Fitness Test
In my last post, I went over the five plateaus of human development. Each plateau represents a valid world view,… Continue reading The Shadow Side of Development
Developmental psychologists have noted that personal growth occurs in successive stages. New perspectives open as one stage transcends the limitations… Continue reading Growing Through the 5 Plateaus
I have found that many leaders I work with have hit a wall. They are burned out, feel like their… Continue reading Starve Fear and Thrive in VUCA
Disclaimer: In this blog and on my podcast, I like to cover topics around whole-person personal development, as well as… Continue reading The Integrative Leadership Model Our Future Depends On
We are on the precipice of a needed shift in leadership that will redirect the course of our future. In… Continue reading The Paradigm Shift Every Leader Needs to Make Right Now
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” – Rumi I lost a good friend last week,… Continue reading When Suicide Hits Home
When things don’t go to plan, I always rely on the Navy SEALs motto: “Semper Gumby.” As opposed to the… Continue reading Semper Gumby: Why Flexibility is King
Our brains take in an enormous amount of information every microsecond and must use some shorthand to construct our reality.… Continue reading Leveling Up with Mental Models
Most people observe war from the comfort of their living rooms and rightfully applaud the brave, celebrate the victories, and… Continue reading Top 4 Emerging Treatments for PTSD in Veterans
There has been plenty of research about the value of engaging with a community of like-minded individuals focused on a… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Join a Community of Practice
War is horrible. But it does highlight the best and worst of human behavior, and is a great lens for… Continue reading Putin vs. Zelenskyy
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Ukraine is the latest crisis on my mind (and probably on yours as well). Rather than drop into my protector… Continue reading On the Ukraine Crisis
Challenge for you this week: I call it radical focus. How do you want to feel at the end of… Continue reading Radical Focus
It’s not news that leadership has undergone a seismic shift over the last two years. Strategies and tactics that worked… Continue reading Forging an Unbeatable Mind to Lead in the Exponential Age
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